What was your very first handgun? - Page 5

**4V50 Gary** · August 11, 2013, 10:58 AM

Mauser parabellum. It was a Mauser made clone of the Swiss P-08.

Hitme · August 13, 2013, 07:31 PM

Ruger SS P-85 somewhere around 1983 after I got out of the U.S. Infantry. I still have it. NEVER failed me...Not once! Of course I haven't shot a million rounds through it but quite a few.

bikerbill · August 14, 2013, 07:24 AM

A Taurus 85, bought about 20 years ago and still going strong. Not the prettiest girl at the prom, but it always works when it should.

doofus47 · August 14, 2013, 09:43 AM

tokarev ttc. great pistol. Very simple, very robust. Fired a serious round.

Bozz10mm · August 14, 2013, 10:47 AM

It was a Rhom model 63. 22 cal, 8 shot revolver. Bought it back in the early '70s at a big box store called Gulf Mart. Cheap piece of crap, but it still shoots. Not reliable in DA, but goes bang every time in SA.

SteveBonning · August 14, 2013, 01:09 PM

A Ruger GP-100; took me 3 months of research to decide because it was going to be my ONLY gun. It was a beauty and a joy to shoot.

Then I had to get a pocket pistol in .380, then a Glock .45 ACP;

Then I got my C & R license.......

JNad · August 14, 2013, 01:26 PM

Smith & Wesson Military and Police Hand Ejector in .38 spcl inherited from my Grandpa. Blued, but worn; square butt, half moon service sight, and original stocks. Still a great shooter with a smoooooooooth trigger.

Blacktimberwolf · August 14, 2013, 01:55 PM

My first one was a cap and ball revolver " Remington 1858 "" cal. .36 and it's still one of my favorites.

aarmel732 · August 14, 2013, 03:08 PM

Taurus model 82 in 38 special, 3" pencil barrel, fixed sights, and blue finish, surface rust here and there, and some rust in the forcing cone. Horrible double action, crisp but heavy single action. It was very accurate though. Had a bad firing pin in the hammer which Taurus fixed on their dime. Great place to start. You get good with the worst trigger out there over hundreds and hundreds of rounds, suddenly you look great when you have a good gun to use. Recently sold it, and I have to admit, I do miss it sometimes.

precision_shooter · August 14, 2013, 03:17 PM

Ruger MkII
Ruger Security Six
Ruger P95

In that order...

pilpens · August 14, 2013, 04:03 PM

S&W 686+ -5

eddiejoe333 · August 14, 2013, 11:59 PM

Glock 17 in 1987. I bought it and the Steyr AUG together for around $1500.

gun-nut · August 15, 2013, 11:48 AM

Beretta 92 fs for me. Back then I was a semi-auto guy with NO interest in a revolver. NOW I prefer to shoot my revolvers more than than the autos.

iraiam · August 16, 2013, 09:05 AM

Beretta 92 a long time ago. It kind of went like this, Me; I want to buy a handgun, Counterman; what kind of gun are you interested in? Me; which one holds the most bullets?

warrior poet · August 16, 2013, 09:35 AM

Ruger Mark II with a 10" bull barrel was the first thing I bought. It was my plinker for years, and now is on 'Critter Control Duty' with my uncle. He loves it, and I miss it.

The first I ever got as a gift, Ruger Single Six. I STILL plink with that.

rifleguy · August 16, 2013, 09:55 AM

I got a little ranger .22 revolver for xmas in 1989. First centerfire was a lama .45

stm74 · August 16, 2013, 12:06 PM

Walther PPQ for me. Purchased it at a gun show couple of years ago I guess. Never really had the want for a handgun until I picked up that PPQ ..man did it open up a can of worms. I now own 7 handguns in total and i have a revolver on the way.

Kreyzhorse · August 18, 2013, 06:19 PM

Rutgers Single Six with the extra 22 Mag cylinder. Couldn't hit a damn thing with it, but it was fun to shoot.

No longer have and to be honest, I wouldn't shoot it much if I did have it. Still regret getting rid of it.

FM12 · August 18, 2013, 08:14 PM

Ruger standard .22 in 1971 for $30.00 sold it two weeks later for 45. Thought I could maybe retire then.

natman · August 19, 2013, 02:03 AM

My first handgun was a High Standard HD Military 22 given to me by my father. Still have it.

The first handgun I ever bought was a 6" S&W Model 28 Highway Patrolman in 357, purchased from the late, lamented San Francisco Gun Exchange. Still have it too.

Slowhand · August 19, 2013, 08:46 AM

Back in 1990 I came back from a remote tour in Korea to find that the ex-wife to be had sold the Ruger Standard that I had inherited from my father. I tried to recover it but that wasn't happening.

Last week I ran into a Ruger Standard/Mark I made in 1972. She sports a 4 1/2 inch barrel and is in great shape. I had to clean the manufacturers oil out of her it had hardened after 40 years of sitting around.

Prior to this I had acquired a Mark II (Top Right) and a Mark III 22-45.

Erikbal · August 19, 2013, 12:54 PM

Mine was nothing really special, a S&W Bodyguard .380. It is special to me though because it was my first gun period, besides an old bb gun my dad gave to me when I was younger.

littleherb · August 19, 2013, 02:46 PM

in 1962 I bought a 1911 colt that had been modified for target shooting. very accurate pistol. My son has the pistol now and will probably give it to his son.

KBP · August 19, 2013, 02:59 PM

My first revolver was an H&R 9 shot revolver. I had to sell it after only a few months after I bought it! It shaved lead so bad, nobody could stand near me when I shot it!

FNX45Guy · August 19, 2013, 03:25 PM

Beretta 21a Bobcat 22lr... '85-86 time frame... recently out of college. The ability to thoroughly conceal was paramount. Proven reliability and accuracy.

August 11, 2013, 10:58 AM	#101
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,829	Mauser parabellum. It was a Mauser made clone of the Swiss P-08. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

August 14, 2013, 07:24 AM	#103
bikerbill Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2007 Location: Lago Vista TX Posts: 2,425	A Taurus 85, bought about 20 years ago and still going strong. Not the prettiest girl at the prom, but it always works when it should. __________________ "The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." Albert Camus

August 14, 2013, 09:43 AM	#104
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	tokarev ttc. great pistol. Very simple, very robust. Fired a serious round. __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.

August 14, 2013, 01:09 PM	#106
SteveBonning Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2011 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 137	A Ruger GP-100; took me 3 months of research to decide because it was going to be my ONLY gun. It was a beauty and a joy to shoot. Then I had to get a pocket pistol in .380, then a Glock .45 ACP; Then I got my C & R license....... __________________ Steve Bonning, PA-C Licensed Collector of Curios & Relics Maryland Designated Collector

August 14, 2013, 03:17 PM	#110
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	Ruger MkII Ruger Security Six Ruger P95 In that order... __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

August 13, 2013, 07:31 PM	#102
Hitme Member Join Date: September 14, 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 56	Ruger SS P-85 somewhere around 1983 after I got out of the U.S. Infantry. I still have it. NEVER failed me...Not once! Of course I haven't shot a million rounds through it but quite a few.

August 14, 2013, 10:47 AM	#105
Bozz10mm Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2013 Location: Central Texas Posts: 287	It was a Rhom model 63. 22 cal, 8 shot revolver. Bought it back in the early '70s at a big box store called Gulf Mart. Cheap piece of crap, but it still shoots. Not reliable in DA, but goes bang every time in SA.

August 14, 2013, 01:26 PM	#107
JNad Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2012 Posts: 105	Smith & Wesson Military and Police Hand Ejector in .38 spcl inherited from my Grandpa. Blued, but worn; square butt, half moon service sight, and original stocks. Still a great shooter with a smoooooooooth trigger.

August 14, 2013, 01:55 PM	#108
Blacktimberwolf Junior member Join Date: August 14, 2013 Posts: 74	My first one was a cap and ball revolver " Remington 1858 "" cal. .36 and it's still one of my favorites.

August 14, 2013, 03:08 PM	#109
aarmel732 Member Join Date: October 15, 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 67	Taurus model 82 in 38 special, 3" pencil barrel, fixed sights, and blue finish, surface rust here and there, and some rust in the forcing cone. Horrible double action, crisp but heavy single action. It was very accurate though. Had a bad firing pin in the hammer which Taurus fixed on their dime. Great place to start. You get good with the worst trigger out there over hundreds and hundreds of rounds, suddenly you look great when you have a good gun to use. Recently sold it, and I have to admit, I do miss it sometimes.

August 14, 2013, 04:03 PM	#111
pilpens Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,696	S&W 686+ -5

August 14, 2013, 11:59 PM	#112
eddiejoe333 Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 230	What was your very first handgun? Glock 17 in 1987. I bought it and the Steyr AUG together for around $1500.

August 15, 2013, 11:48 AM	#113
gun-nut Member Join Date: December 15, 2008 Location: new hampshire Posts: 31	Beretta 92 fs for me. Back then I was a semi-auto guy with NO interest in a revolver. NOW I prefer to shoot my revolvers more than than the autos.

August 16, 2013, 09:05 AM	#114
iraiam Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2012 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 1,057	Beretta 92 a long time ago. It kind of went like this, Me; I want to buy a handgun, Counterman; what kind of gun are you interested in? Me; which one holds the most bullets? __________________ NRA Lifetime Member Since 1999 "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials." George Mason

August 16, 2013, 09:35 AM	#115
warrior poet Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2007 Location: Whereever Uncle Sam wants to put me Posts: 415	Ruger Mark II with a 10" bull barrel was the first thing I bought. It was my plinker for years, and now is on 'Critter Control Duty' with my uncle. He loves it, and I miss it. The first I ever got as a gift, Ruger Single Six. I STILL plink with that. __________________ Trigger control: The skillful manipulation of the trigger, which causes the weapon to fire, while maintaining sight alignment and sight picture.

August 16, 2013, 09:55 AM	#116
rifleguy Member Join Date: August 14, 2013 Posts: 20	I got a little ranger .22 revolver for xmas in 1989. First centerfire was a lama .45

August 16, 2013, 12:06 PM	#117
stm74 Junior Member Join Date: June 22, 2012 Posts: 4	Walther PPQ for me. Purchased it at a gun show couple of years ago I guess. Never really had the want for a handgun until I picked up that PPQ ..man did it open up a can of worms. I now own 7 handguns in total and i have a revolver on the way. __________________ Walther PPQ Saiga 12 Beretta M9A1

August 18, 2013, 06:19 PM	#118
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Rutgers Single Six with the extra 22 Mag cylinder. Couldn't hit a damn thing with it, but it was fun to shoot. No longer have and to be honest, I wouldn't shoot it much if I did have it. Still regret getting rid of it. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

August 18, 2013, 08:14 PM	#119
FM12 Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2007 Location: Monroeville, Alabama Posts: 1,683	Ruger standard .22 in 1971 for $30.00 sold it two weeks later for 45. Thought I could maybe retire then.

August 19, 2013, 02:03 AM	#120
natman Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2008 Posts: 2,605	My first handgun was a High Standard HD Military 22 given to me by my father. Still have it. The first handgun I ever bought was a 6" S&W Model 28 Highway Patrolman in 357, purchased from the late, lamented San Francisco Gun Exchange. Still have it too.

August 19, 2013, 08:46 AM	#121
Slowhand Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 263	First Handgun Back in 1990 I came back from a remote tour in Korea to find that the ex-wife to be had sold the Ruger Standard that I had inherited from my father. I tried to recover it but that wasn't happening. Last week I ran into a Ruger Standard/Mark I made in 1972. She sports a 4 1/2 inch barrel and is in great shape. I had to clean the manufacturers oil out of her it had hardened after 40 years of sitting around. Prior to this I had acquired a Mark II (Top Right) and a Mark III 22-45.

August 19, 2013, 12:54 PM	#122
Erikbal Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2012 Location: Olean, NY Posts: 375	Re: What was your very first handgun? Mine was nothing really special, a S&W Bodyguard .380. It is special to me though because it was my first gun period, besides an old bb gun my dad gave to me when I was younger.

August 19, 2013, 02:46 PM	#123
littleherb Junior Member Join Date: January 10, 2013 Posts: 9	in 1962 I bought a 1911 colt that had been modified for target shooting. very accurate pistol. My son has the pistol now and will probably give it to his son.

August 19, 2013, 02:59 PM	#124
KBP Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2010 Location: Luthersburg, PA Posts: 311	First handgun My first revolver was an H&R 9 shot revolver. I had to sell it after only a few months after I bought it! It shaved lead so bad, nobody could stand near me when I shot it!

August 19, 2013, 03:25 PM	#125
FNX45Guy Junior Member Join Date: June 20, 2013 Posts: 7	Beretta 21a Bobcat 22lr... '85-86 time frame... recently out of college. The ability to thoroughly conceal was paramount. Proven reliability and accuracy. __________________ "Don’t p*ss on my leg and tell me it’s raining"

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